Veterans Plaza Dedication Ceremony

Veterans Plaza Dedication Ceremony

The Penn State Veterans Plaza, a gift of the class of 2011, on the University Park campus. The plaza honors all Penn Staters who have served in the United States Military. The wall is named for Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, a 1998 Penn State graduate, who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for heroic actions during the war in Afghanistan.

A capacity crowd attended the dedication for the Penn State Veterans Plaza on Sept. 14 in Schwab Auditorium. The Veterans Plaza, a gift to Penn State from the class of 2011, was created to honor all Penn Staters who served in U.S. Armed Forces.

Penn State President Rodney Erickson welcomed guests to the dedication ceremony for the Penn State Veterans Plaza on Sept. 14 at Schwab Auditorium on the University Park campus. The Veterans Plaza, a gift to Penn State from the class of 2011, honors all Penn Staters who have served in the United States Armed Forces.

Students from Penn State's Navy ROTC program listened to remarks from Penn State President Rodney Erickson during a dedication ceremony for the Penn State Veterans Plaza held Sept. 14 at Schwab Auditorium. The Veterans Plaza is a gift from the class of 2011 to the university.

Benjamin Witt, chairperson for the Penn State class of 2011 senior gift, spoke to a capacity crowd during the dedication cermony for the Penn State Veterans Plaza on Sept. 14 at Schwab Auditorium. More than 3,200 members of the class of 2011 participated in and donated to the creation of the Veterans Plaza, a memorial to all Penn Staters who have served in the United States Armed Forces.

Daniel Murphy, father of Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, a 1998 Penn State graduate who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the war in Afghanistan, addressed the audience in Schwab Auditorium on Sept. 14 during dedication ceremonies for the Penn State Veterans Plaza. The Plaza is named for Lt. Murphy and honors all Penn State veterans.

Penn State ROTC students and guests filed past the Penn State Veterans Plaza following a dedication ceremony held Sept. 14 at Schwab Auditorium on the University Park campus. Click on the image above to see more photos from the ceremony.

The Penn State Veterans Plaza, a gift of the class of 2011, was dedicated at a ceremony on Sept. 14 in Schwab Auditorium on the University Park campus. The Veterans Plaza is named for Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, a 1998 Penn State graduate, who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for heroic actions during the war in Afghanistan, and honors all Penn Staters who have served in the United States Military.